CHUNG Hwa Middle School (CHMS) recently sent a delegation to participate in the Bett Asia Summit 2016 held in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
The event brought together senior education leaders, practitioners and industry experts from the Asia-Pacific region and the world to address the trends, challenges and advancements in education technology and innovation across the world.
The summit provided a platform for debates, case studies and regional forward-thinking projects that are shaping the future of education, according to a press release.
The CHMS officials participated in the summit as part of a delegation from Brunei that included representatives from the Ministry of Education.
The CHMS delegation was led by Kho Guik Lan, Principal of CHMS; Tan Been Tiem, Assistant Principal of CHMS and Kalpana Kishorekumar, Head of Humanities Department of CHMS. The Brunei delegation was headed by Danial Azizan Henry, Territory Manager of Microsoft Brunei.
The first day of the summit saw opening remarks by Eve Psalti, Director of Education Programs, Microsoft in Education who spoke on why a multinational company like Microsoft is interested in education.
Education Changemakers, a group that provides professional development courses to teachers from Australia, discussed about ‘Creating an Innovative Culture to drive change’, through various ‘I factors’ such as Introspection, Inquiry, Innovation, Implementation and Insight in schools.
(From Left to Right) Kalpana Kishorekumar, Head of Humanities Department of CHMS; Kho Guik Lan, Principal of CHMS; and Tan Been Tiem, Assistant Principal of CHMS pose for a photo at the summit in Kuala Lumpur.
The CHMS leadership team in a photo with Mark Sparvell, Senior Program Manager of Microsoft in Education.
CHMS delegation in a group photo with other Brunei representatives.
The session also saw a session on success stories where educators from Brunei, the Philippines and New Zealand shared their experience on how they changed their approach to make changes at their school.
Brunei was represented by Kalpana Kishorekumar who spoke on driving change at CHMS through restructuring and revolutionising the school culture and climate.
The second day touched on ‘Inspiring Classroom practices’, where pedagogy and new approaches powered by technology can bring changes and transformation in schools.
Mark Sparvell, the Senior Program Manager, Microsoft in Education shared valuable insights on strengthening teacher’s aptitude to drive transformation in schools to accommodate 21st Century learning and teaching.
The two-day summit concluded with a topic on ‘bringing sustainable changes in schools and how to maximise the impact in schools. The delegation also visited expo booths which showcase education technology products such as the Partake AR, Learning Possibilities, DataCom, Edsby, Literatu, Canvas and The 3D Classroom.
CHMS bagged the recognition as a leading Showcase School in APAC for the third time. CHMS has become a model school in Brunei due to its innovative methodologies.
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